Dog-training device



Get. 12 ,1926.

' W. T. TRANSUE DQG TRAINING DEVICE Filed Dec. 21, 1925 x c m r v T v 30 priate means.

Patented Oct. 12 1926.-

. WI IA 'r. TRANSUE, F noIt'rH warren GAP,"1J?E1\TNSYLVA1\TIA.

- noe-TRAinInG e A plication filed lleceniber iQ QEQLQseriaINo rarer My present invention ha i'to do with the training of hunting dogs, and contemplates the provision of a device which while simple 7 a andinexpensive in construction is adapted toyimbue a dog 'withthe-importance of -V promptly obeying a masters voice or whistle.

venti onconsists in the 'improvement as here;

inaften described and definitely claimed. In the accompanyin part of this specificationzg 1 Figure 1 is a view illustrating the pre- -ferred embodiment of my inventionin set 'p'osition, V Figure 2, is a similarview showing the device after it is sprung in the manner hereinafter described. I I 'Similar numerals of reference designate v corresponding parts in both views of the drawings. e

I In the presentand preferred ei'nbodiment ofmy invention, the device'inclu-des among other elements a yoke Y The-saidyoke-is preferably of tempered spring.steel,"'and seats 2, the said seats 2 being formed in hard wood sections 8 disposed-at the inner sides of the arms of the yokeandconnected thereto by wrappingsf or anyother appro- The wooden sections 3 are provided at intervals in their length with apertures 48, and ,in the said apertures are arranged and secured by frictional contact or otherwise pegs 5 WlllCll extend inwardly from the wooden sections 3 to about the proportional distance illustrated in Figure 1.; The wooden sections 3 are moreover pro- Yvided with apertures 6 for thepassage of a L thong or cord 7 designed to be 4.0 signated 'by S in Figure 1.

' improvement comprises a trigger bar ,9,

which-1s loosely connected through the me- 15-"dium of a cable 10 with one of the wooden sections 3, the connection described being i employed inorder'to; preclude loss of the said trigger 9. Connected to and extend-i V ing at substantially right angles from the} trigger or trigger bar 9 is a rod 11 which 1 may be of wire or other appropriate mate rial and is provided at its, outer end with a hook12. r 1 l V In the practical use of myiimprovement the yoke 1 is placed about neck'of'the dog drawings, formingisv provided adjacent to its free endsjwith.

release is] to tbelnaster, and therefore the or-through the woods. I do'not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself"- 'In addition to theyoke 1 characterized and equippedin the, manner described, vmy- "tied as dewithin-the scope of which structural changes to be trained, and the trigger bar or prop bar the bar v9 relatively arranged as shownin I Figure and asdescribed in the foregoing, {it will .be manifestthat thecbarq9 'wur re 1 To the attainment of the foregoing, the n (Elude anypr'e'ssure. of the pegs against-the fneckfo jf, theanimal; l/Vhen, however, the

bar Sis displaced, the spring capacity of the yoke l 'will'yieldingly move the arms of the yoke'inwardly and hence the pegs 5].

will press againstthe neck of the dog and give rise to considerable discomfort. My

invention contemplates the springing of the v in the event of the said hook 12 catching i into an object while the dog is ranging afield the subjection of the dog-to discomfort will immediately ensue. Itis the'provnice of the master or trainer at this time to whistle or call the dog, and by virtue of the 8 concurrent discomfort inflicted on the dog and the masters call or Whistle, the dog will soon come to know that when he is subjected to discomfort the first to go'forf dog will soon learn the importance of prompt obedience to the masters whistle or call;

.The specific embodiment of my inveny: i

tion herein disclosed isadvantageous for the-reasonshereinbefore, pointed 'outiandto' also because of its lightness and the "fact thatwli'enz in normal state as. shown in F ig ure 1,1t w llj'not interfere in any appreciable degree with the'ranging of a dog in afield to the disclosed specific constructiom'my inventionlbeingdefined by my appended claims and/changes in relative arrangement may tion.

I Having describedmy invention, what I ends and alsohaving at the inner sides of 1tsj arms1nwardly extend ngprojections,

and a trigger bar lor prop adaptedlto be be made without departure frommyinven- I rem'ovably interposed betweenjthe arms-of 1 I the yokeand'arranged' the seats thereof and having means adapted to catch into ohjeets With a view to bringing about displacement of the trigger bar during ranging of the animal equipped with the device.

2. Ananimal training device, comprising a spring yoke having seats ad aQent to its ends and also having at the inner sides of its arms inwardly extendingprojections and a trigger bar or prop adapted to he .re-

'novably interposed between the arms of the yoke and arranged in the seats thereofand having means adapted to catch lnto ob ects With a vieW to bringing about displacement of the trigger bar during ranging of the animal equipped with the device; the said yoke being provided at the inner sides of its arms with Wooden sections having depressions constituting the said seats, the inward pro ections belng formed by pegs seated in the said Wooden sections.

yoke and disposed removably at its ends in apertures of said sections and a trigger bar or prop interposed between the arms, of the the said seats and equipped with a bar carry l ing a hook. Y t

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM T; TB-ANSUE. 

